On the move 57 www.aftermarketonline.net JULY/AUGUST 2024 On the move Our round-up of the latest industry appointments. Send your people and recruitment news to the editor: john@aftermarket.co.uk FAI Automotive has bolstered its team with the appointment of Phil Dodd as its new head of operations and John Cain as area sales manager covering the north. FAI announced on June 12 that Dodd had joined the business with over 45 years’ experience in the market, bringing with him a wealth of knowledge and a key skill set to put the brand on course for further growth and success. He previously worked with the Alliance Automotive Group (AAG), United Aftermarket Network and FPS Distribution, where he spent 20 years developing sales and strategies. Cain’s remit, as the newest area sales manager to join FAI’s sales team, will be to develop the business in the north. He has also worked at AAG and FPS, working with Dodd. WAI has appointed Luke Taylor as key account manager UK & Ireland. Taylor, who was previously key account manager at Sogefi Group, will work to continue company growth and seek out new opportunities for the business in the automotive aftermarket and related sectors. “The automotive aftermarket is evolving and WAI is one of the most progressive businesses in the market, always looking to innovate and drive change for the better,” he said. Taylor reports to Marc Roder, WAI sales director UK, Ireland and Scandinavia and will work with the wider UK and European team promoting WAI’s increasing product range including rotating electrics, wiper motors, window regulators and EV products. Automotive expert Craig Hutchinson has been appointed as business development manager of Worcester-based tyres business ETB Wholesale. The company said on June 10 that Hutchinson boasts a wealth of experience in virtually every aspect of tyre retail and is now making his mark in the wholesale side of the business. The 57-year-old is a former customer care consultant in his native South Africa. During his career he has also served as depot manager, sales advisor and tyre technician. Hutchinson said he will draw on his professional experience to drive ETB Wholesale forward. “The family values and customer care shown by ETB Wholesale are secondto-none.” Harald Oosting has taken over from Jacquie Berryman as chairman of independent trade body Verification of Lubricant Specifications UK (VLS). A VLS spokesperson told Aftermarket on June 3 that Oosting, currently president and CEO of lubricant data supplier Olyslager, has been involved in the lubricants industry for more than 20 years. He has been a member of the VLS Board since 2018 and is VP and director of the UK Lubricants Association, a post he has held since 2017. Oosting is also a former account manager for motor factors at Shell and sales manager at Alcar Benelux. VLS said Oosting will support the lubricants industry through the transition to alternative fuels, the implementation of Euro 7 and future ACEA changes, as well as maintain VLS’s track record in managing non-compliance. “VLS provides certainty and consistency in the treatment of lubricant performance claims of finished lubricants being placed on the open market in the UK,” Oosting said. “I can optimise the value that VLS brings to the lubricant sector in the UK through the use of reliable data to aid better decisionmaking in the handling of cases under investigation and support the move to a more rigorous process of investigation of companies making claims against market standards and OEM specifications.” Dodd and Cain join team at FAI Automotive Oosting succeeds Berryman as chairman of VLS WAI appoints Taylor key account manager Hutchinson to lead ETB’s business development Phil Dodd John Cain
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